EAO 558

A limited liability company that, for the purpose of making a profit, operates a contribution-processing website platform that serves as an intermediary between a person intending to make a political contribution to a specific candidate and the candidate receiving the political contribution does not make a political contribution and thus does not need to appoint a campaign treasurer or file campaign finance reports. However, the intermediary must collect and provide information about each contribution to the recipients of those contributions so that the recipients can comply with their reporting obligations. The recipients must report the full amount given to the intermediary as political contributions and separately report any deductions for processing fees or commissions as political expenditures.